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Bald spots (hair)

Bald spots (hair)

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How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

Body locations

Head

Is Symptom of

Infected hair follicle (folliculitis)
Condition
Male pattern baldness
Condition

Related questions

A 26-year old asked:

What could cause bald spots in hair?

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A 48-year old asked:

What to do if I have bald spots in my hair! help!!!?

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A 33-year old asked:

What could cause bald spots in facial hair?

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A 29-year old female asked:

Why do I have bald spots? Im a 24 year old polynesian girls. Naturally we have long and very thick hair...Atleast i used too. I have a lot of bald spots and my hair is thinning by a lot. Its kinda scary.... What could I do to regain my hair?

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A 23-year old female asked:

I'm helping my hair recover from trichotillomania. I have bald spots and the new hairs that grow in the affected areas have a different texture. They are coarse, dark, thicker than normal. Will I ever have my normal hair texture back in these areas?

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A 31-year old female asked:

Hi, my daughter has thin hair bald spots on her head from birth. Is there anything I can use to stimulate hair growth as this affects her self esteem?

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A member asked:

How to grow hairs on bald spots?

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A 44-year old asked:

How can I grow hair on bald spots by tichotillomania?

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A 19-year old female asked:

Is it true that applying garlic to your hair will improve its quality and it'll regrow the bald spots for ladies? If it's not what can I use instead

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A 19-year old female asked:

What can I put in my hair that will make it grow a bit faster? And grow hair in spots that don't have any hair? Im 19 yrs old, im not really balding but I've had a history of dyin & straightening it a lot 3 yrs ago & now ita slowly growing & I can see som

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A member asked:

Circle white bald spots on your head with no hair growth?

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A 19-year old female asked:

I am loosing so much hair I have bald spots, I do use a flat iron on my hair everyday can this be the cause and what can I do ?

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A 23-year old female asked:

My hair has been falling out alot, my hair has thinned so much that you can start to see balding spots, would using biotin shampoo help?

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A 22-year old male asked about a 24-year old male:

A friend of mine has recently saw that he has two small bald spots on the back of his head close to neck. what can he do to have hair regrow?

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A 25-year old female asked:

When younger use to pull hair out and create bald spots. Now if i don't wear it up i find myself playin w/it and tugging on it sometimes pullin it out?

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A 26-year old female asked:

I'm losing hair in the front part of my head I noticed two bald spots what is this caused by please help I'm really scared?

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A 18-year old female asked about a 42-year old male:

Been getting bald spots since June 2018. He was almost completely bald at one point but now it has grown back in spots of black and white hair.

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A 33-year old female asked:

My 4 year old's hair is thinning in places. Not bald spots but disappearing. No clumping, not a hair puller, nor does she wear ponytails. What gives?

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A 24-year old female asked:

I've been shedding hair & my hair became thinner over all with bald spots at some areas. I've been having some pain in the back of my head in a circle?

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A 37-year old asked:

Does castor oil regrowth hair on bald spots?

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A 45-year old asked:

How does a DHT blocker hair drop really grow back bald spots?

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A 18-year old female asked:

I am 18 and have two bald spots. I've never dyed my hair or anything like that, could stress be causing it?

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A 29-year old male asked:

I scratch my head a lot, now I have bald SPOTS on my head about the size of a nickel how can I make my hair grow back?

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A 25-year old male asked:

What should I remove and add on my diet in order to make my hair grow back faster after having bald spots from Alopecia Areata?

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A 18-year old male asked:

Is it someway possible to regrow hair on bald spots at home without using any medicine or surgery? Do massaging or various oils work?

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A 31-year old male asked:

Spots in my hair I keep scratching & end up picking out dandruff stuck to skull. Both sides of top head and middle of front. Middle front part now has less hair but not sides of top. Coz of Balding or scratching?! (Also have bald patch right by chin)

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A male asked:

Last year was quite stressful.I ended up losing a bunch of hair in 1 month. Now there are some bald spots that burn up when I am stressed. Why?

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A 23-year old female asked:

Hair, possible balding spot, pain inscrease- head squished on tender spots, headaches, increase in tender spots and pain what to do- will speak w/ doc?

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A 29-year old male asked about a 51-year old male:

Spots appearing that have not before where no hair is growing, scalp is red like allergic reaction, how to stop the bald spot and have hair grow there again.

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 60-year old female asked:

Extensions put in hair with needles... Which left me with bald spots n severe open sores scabs n pus now i awaiting from swab taken from dr.Office ... I want to know how serious this could be?

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